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Gardiner hat-trick sends Rockets to second round

Kelowna finishes Kamloops Blazers in six games move on in WHL playoffs
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Reid Gardiner and the Kelowna Rockets eliminated Collin Shirley and the Kamloops Blazers from the WHL playoffs on Sunday night. -Image credit: Marissa Baecker/Shoot the Breeze

Reid Gardiner scored a hat trick to lead the Kelowna Rockets to a Sunday over the hometown Kamloops Blazers, sending his team into the second round of the Western Hockey League playoffs.

Gardiner, a trade deadline acquisition from the Prince Albert Raiders, snapped a 2-2 tie with just 1:57 to play to push the Rockets past their B.C. Division rivals in six games.

Down 2-0 late in third period, the Blazers battled back to tie the game with goals from captain Collin Shirley and Brodi Stewart just 57 seconds apart, at 16:49 and 17:46.

But 17 seconds later, Gardiner rebuffed the Blazers香蕉视频直播 comeback bid, beating Connor Ingram on a cross-ice feed from Nick Merkley, putting Kelowna ahead to stay. Gardiner sealed the series with an empty net goal at 19:37.

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Dillon Dube, with his fourth goal of the playoffs, opened the scoring for the Rockets, who outshot the Blazers 35-23.

The Rockets will face either the Portland Winterhawks or Prince George Cougars in the second round of the postseason.

The Winterhawks lead Prince George 3-2, with Game 6 set for Monday in Portland.



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